AA2040American Airlines · DCA → CLT
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA2040 WashingtonDCA · 15:15 CharlotteCLT · 16:56

AA2040 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Charlotte (CLT).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
11:40

scheduled from DCA

⚖ AA2040 typically leaves +19 and lands −18. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+19 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~37 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-05
+52 gate · +13 arrival
10-31
+5 gate · −24 arrival
10-30
+53 gate · +17 arrival
10-29
+52 gate · +13 arrival
10-28
+36 gate · −1 arrival
10-27
+19 gate · −16 arrival
10-26
+16 gate · −22 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −18 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonModerate riskDCA delay board →
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
DCA→CLTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.6%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DCA and CLT are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Washington

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 20°C to 22°C
Low16°Clikely 13°C to 18°C
  • 81% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Charlotte

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 24°C
Low16°Clikely 13°C to 18°C
  • 41% chance of fog
  • 92% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Charlotte flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2754departs 05:00
AA580departs 05:00
AA1521departs 06:10
AA1617departs 06:11
AA2687departs 08:25
AA1518departs 08:33

If AA2040 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Charlotte on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AA2040 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2040 across the DCA and CLT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 9/10 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA2040 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-05DCA 15:15 16:07 (+52)CLT 16:56 17:09 (+13)
10-31DCA 15:15 15:20 (+5)CLT 16:56 16:32 (−24)
10-30DCA 15:15 16:08 (+53)CLT 16:56 17:13 (+17)
10-29DCA 15:15 16:07 (+52)CLT 16:56 17:09 (+13)
10-28DCA 15:15 15:51 (+36)CLT 16:56 16:55 (−1)
10-27DCA 15:15 15:34 (+19)CLT 16:56 16:40 (−16)
10-26DCA 15:15 15:31 (+16)CLT 16:56 16:34 (−22)
10-25DCA 15:15 15:28 (+13)CLT 16:56 16:26 (−30)
10-24DCA 15:15 15:33 (+18)CLT 16:56 16:32 (−24)
10-23DCA 15:15 15:32 (+17)CLT 16:56 16:35 (−21)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N103US, N668AW, N663AW, N680AW.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and CLT published them.

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